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Mizzou women pick up program’s 800th win
Mizzou Women’s Basketball (3-1, 0-0 SEC) recorded the 800th victory in its program history Saturday following a dominant 88-49 triumph over Oral Roberts. Five different Tigers posted double-digit points against the Golden Eagles, led by 14 from redshirt junior forward Ladazhia Williams.
Williams and sophomore guard Aijha Blackwell have now surpassed 10-plus points in all four games played this season. Blackwell led a strong showing from beyond the arc by the Tigers, personally knocking in a trio of three pointers. Overall Saturday, Mizzou produced a season-best 10-made three pointers on season-high 45% shooting from deep.
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Fast start leads to win for Mizzou women
Mizzou Women’s Basketball (2-1, 0-0 SEC) jumped out to an early lead scoring 17 of the game’s first 19 points, defeating New Orleans, 84-45 on Wednesday evening at Mizzou Arena. Aijha Blackwell led the Tigers with a 16-point and eight-rebound night. Mizzou shot 63.2 percent (36-of-57) in the game, the 10th-best mark in program history. The Tigers also grabbed 51 rebounds, its best mark since the 2018-19 season-opener (Nov. 6, 2018, 52 at Western Illinois) and dished out 22 assists, the most by a Tiger team since Feb. 22, 2018 (24 vs. Vanderbilt).
Mizzou’s 39-point margin of victory was its largest since a 42-point victory over Southeast Missouri State (74-32) on Dec. 2, 2015.